Float-valve.



G. G. ELLIUTT.

FLOAT VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1910.

Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

J {RK 4 Geo/7g@ 6.1250@ narran einem@ einer GEORGE C. ELLIOTT, OF SOUTHBELLINGHAIEI. W'ASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO C. J. FREYG-ANG, OESOUTH BELLINGHAlfI, VASHINGTON.

FLOAT-VALVE.

Speccation of letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3, v1911.

Application filed April 7. i910. Serial No. 5523.908.

South l'elliagham. in the county of Whatcom and Stai' e ot' lYaShington.have invented certain nevv and useful ,Improvements inv Float-Talves. otwhich the following a xpeeilicatit in.

valve de igned for regulating the tion" of 1 Water from :i suitablevQource of supply to a tank or receiver of vvater and partieuiariy to atnShing tank. and in the aceoinpanying drawings i have illustrated myinvention as applied to a llwliiiig tank for vvater Closets.

he obvieet or' my invention is to produce a lioat valve which is simplein construction. f

composed of t'evv parts and onefvhieh not liikel'v to let out of order.

ll'ith these and other objects in vievv. my invention eonSistS incertain constructions.

.combinations and arrangement of parts. the

preferred forni of which will be first described in connection with theaeeoinpanyine' drawing? and then the invention pal tieniarly poil ed ontin the appended claim.

liefert saine part designated by the saine reielence nnnicrai Whereverit occurs: Figure l iS a pernpective vien' of the flushing' tank. partlybroken axvay and Showing* my valve applied thereto, the tank being` ofwhat is known as a high or elevated tank; Fig. '2 a :sectional vien' ot'what is knovvn aS a lotv tank showing the Same provided with myinvention; Fig. 3 is a perspective vien' of my improvedvalve; and Figi".L is a detail vien' of the swinging plate vvith the paeking separatedtherefrom. i

3 tlesigeatcsh an ordinary Hur-.hing tank. G is the outlet pipecontrolled by a valve i', operated by a pull chain S. through theintervention oi' the lever 9. These parts are of any ordinary' ordesired construction and will not he further described.

deignatrs the head of the valve which preferably and as shown, isrectangular in cross-Section and upon one face is provided with theopening' ll. through which the vvater passes to the tank. Preferably andas shown, the openingr 1l surrounded by an outvvardlv projecting` flangeor bead l2. The top of the valve body 10 is provided with theoverhanging I tion overhangs the face of the valve body mat i@ providedwith the opening ll. Beion' the head it?. the valve body preferablyprovided with a projectingl eoilar 14. from vvhich depends ascrevv-tlneaded portion 15.

li'hen the valve mounted in the bottom of the finali tank. as ilintratedin Fi; "f

' the threaded portion l5 paeFed through My invention relates to animproved fioat the bottoni of the tank and the inlet pipe 1P is Securedto the portion 1.7 by int-ans of a union 1T.

In the forni of conitruetion shown in Fig. l. the portion is connef'tedto a Section of pipe 1S. which parses, throngh the bottoni of the tankand to which the inlet pipe 1G iS connected by the union 1T. it is to heunderstood. however. that the particular means for mountingy the valveillustrated forms no part of in v invention and may be modified asdesired.

19 de=igaatcs a perforated lua' extending ont fiom the face of the valvebody which provided ivith the opening' 1l. and Q0 is a plate providedWith iliertorated lugs 21. through vvhieh and the lne; 1S) a pivot pinQ2 can be paSFed. to hinge the plate to the niej to the dravvingewherein the portion 13, which pordown and hack into valve body inposition to be swung np againat the opening Il. This plate is providedwith the #ide wing-s 23). 2li. which en: brace the Sides ot' the valvebody l() when the valve iS closed. an is beet Shown in Fig. 3. The plateiS also preferably provided with a depression 24 in its inner face intowhich the packing disk '.3 may be placed. The outer face of the plate isprovided with a threaded nipple 2G. into which the od :".T ot' the tioatLS may be screvved to enable the float to operate the plate and open andclose the valve. rl`he overhanggine' portion 12E of the valve body maybe provided with the after-fion pipe 29. threaded into the overhangingportion 13 and extends npn'ardly therefrom. the upper portion of Saidpipe enrving downwardly and extendinginto the valve 't'. After the valvehas been opened and While Water is flowing through the valve into thetank a certain portion is deeeted by the portion and its side Wings 23.thus tiotving into the outlet pipe 6.

As readily understood from the foregoing description and inspection oi'the drawings. when '-.vater is drawn ont of the tank, the. float 2Scauses the plate 90 to swing the position shown in Fig. 2, and when thetank is again filled up, the plate 20 is moved to the position shown inFig. 3, and steps tbe low o waiter.

possible in the details of construction :md arrangement of parts Withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, :1nd I therefore do notintend to limit myself to the specie form shown and described.

flint l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In :1 float valve, the combination with a valve body adapted to besecured to a supply pipe, Seid Valve body being provided i with anopening in one'fziee thereof, un owil l l l l l l hanging portionprojecting over Suid i'ace. :i

f plate hingedly mounted 011 the vulve bod)Y I realize that considerablevariation isi belov.` .said overlianging portion, enid plate beingprovided with side Wings adapted to embrace the valve body when thevulve i\: closed.

In testimonv whereof I nilix my signature GEORGE C. LLlOT'l.

Witnesses:

GEO. S. LUINGSTON, A. L. T11-wml.

